Designing the European Union : from Paris to Lisbon / edited by Finn Laursen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laursen, Finn.

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

Palgrave studies in European Union politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--History.

European Union.

History.

Europe--Economic integration--History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xv, 317 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

This book has chapters on all the treaties establishing the European Communities in the 1950s, as well as subsequent treaties reforming these community treaties (Merger Treaty, Budget Treaties and the Single European Act), followed by chapters on the Maastricht Treaty establishing the European Union in 1993 and subsequent amendments thereof through the Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon treaties. The authors are all established and well-known scholars of European integration.

The book thus traces the 'constitutional' foundation of the European Union (EU) over time and analyses these developments from a comparative perspective: who were the main actors, what were their preferences and which institutions did they design to deal with common problems and challenges? Despite the rejection of the proposed Constitutional Treaty in referendums in France and the Netherlands in 2005, the 'constitutionalization' of the EU has continued. The book tries to answer both the 'how' and 'why' questions of this fascinating process. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: On the Study of EU Treaties and Treaty Reforms / Finn Laursen Laursen, Finn 1

2 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and European Defence Community (EDC) Treaties / Iris Glockner Glockner, Iris, Berthold Rittberger Rittberger, Berthold 16

3 All Roads Lead to Rome: Background, Content and Legacy of the Treaties on the European Economic and European Atomic Energy Communities / Joaquín Roy Roy, Joaquín 48

4 The 1965 Merger Treaty: The First Reform of the Founding European Community Treaties / Finn Laursen Laursen, Finn 77

5 The 1970 and 1975 Budget Treaties: Enhancing the Democratic Architecture of the Community / Ann-Christina L. Knudsen Knudsen, Ann-Christina L. 98

6 The Single European Act: Revitalising European Integration / Desmond Dinan Dinan, Desmond 124

7 The Treaty of Maastricht: Designing the European Union / Colette Mazzucelli Mazzucelli, Colette 147

8 The Amsterdam Treaty: Modest Reforms / Sophie Vanhoonacker Vanhoonacker, Sophie 180

9 The Treaty of Nice: The Inadequate Preparation of Enlargement / Finn Laursen Laursen, Finn 196

10 The Constitutional Treaty: The Failed Formal Constitutionalisation / Derek Beach Beach, Derek 217

11 The Treaty of Lisbon: Constitutional Treaty, Episode II / Jacques Ziller Ziller, Jacques 244

12 Conclusions: So What do we know about EU Treaties and their Reforms? And Where May we be Going? / Finn Laursen Laursen, Finn 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

ISBN:

9780230367760

0230367763

OCLC:

796757186

Publisher Number:

99951501264